{"product_id":"the-nec-short-form-before-aiden-p-scott-9798257928000","title":"The NEC Short Form Before You Sign That Contract: A Practical Subcontractor's Checklist for Spotting Risk, Protecting Cashflow, and Staying in Control","description":"NEC short form contracts are supposed to be simple.\u003cbr\u003eShorter documents.\u003cbr\u003eLess administration.\u003cbr\u003eFaster projects.\u003cbr\u003eThat is exactly why subcontractors get caught.\u003cbr\u003eBecause what these contracts remove is not risk.\u003cbr\u003eIt is protection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe NEC Short Form Before You Sign That Contract\u003c\/b\u003e is part of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore You Sign Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; practical, straight-talking guides that show subcontractors what they are really agreeing to before they commit.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe NEC4 Before You Sign That Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe JCT Before You Sign That Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe NEC Short Form Before You Sign That Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe FIDIC Before You Sign That Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Utilities and Framework Contracts Before You Sign That Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eInside this book, you will learn: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhere risk actually sits in ECSC and ECSS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow payment and cashflow really behave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy change and delay are harder to recover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow Z clauses quietly rewrite the deal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat is missing from short form contracts, and why it matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis is not legal theory.\u003cbr\u003eThis is how these contracts operate on real jobs.\u003cbr\u003eIf you price based on what the contract says, you will miss the risk.\u003cbr\u003eIf you understand what the contract does, you can control it.\u003cbr\u003eBecause the difference between profit and loss is rarely the work.\u003cbr\u003eIt is what you agreed to before you started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore you sign anything; read this first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aiden P. Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257928000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Aiden P. Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172891599103,"sku":"9798257928000","price":16.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nec-short-form-before-aiden-p-scott-9798257928000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}